5 Tips For Writing Settings In A Novel
March 7, 2018
Setting is the background where your characters act out the novel’s events. … More 5 Tips For Writing Settings In A Novel
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Happy Valentine’s Day: The Kiss
February 14, 2018
The Kiss By Sara Teasdale, 1884 – 1933 Before you kissed me only winds of heaven Had kissed me, and the tenderness of rain— Now you have come, how can I care for kisses Like theirs again? I sought the sea, she sent her winds to meet me, They surged about me singing … More Happy Valentine’s Day: The Kiss
2018 Writing Goals, #AuthorLife #IndieAuthor
January 18, 2018
Goals, like a cheating boyfriend, who needs ‘em, am I right? Wrong, because I do need them—goals, that is—if I’m going to accomplish my dream of literary world domination. … More 2018 Writing Goals, #AuthorLife #IndieAuthor
2017 Year In Review, #WritingLife
January 10, 2018
2017 was a better year for me than 2016. With my writing goals, the results were not as overwhelmingly successful. … More 2017 Year In Review, #WritingLife
Quarterly Writing Goals: Q4 2017
January 3, 2018
Here is the check on my writing goals during 4th quarter. … More Quarterly Writing Goals: Q4 2017
Merry Christmas: Christmas at Sea
December 25, 2017
Christmas at Sea By Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 – 1894 The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a slide, where a seamen scarce could stand; The wind was a nor’wester, blowing squally off the sea; And cliffs and spouting breakers were the only things a-lee. … More Merry Christmas: Christmas at Sea
Happy Thanksgiving: The Thanksgivings
November 23, 2017
The Thanksgivings By Harriet Maxwell Converse Translated from a traditional Iroquois prayer We who are here present thank the Great Spirit that we are here to praise Him. We thank Him that He has created men and women, and ordered that these beings shall always be living to multiply the earth. We thank Him … More Happy Thanksgiving: The Thanksgivings
Happy Halloween: The Little Ghost
October 31, 2017
The Little Ghost By Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1892 – 1950 I knew her for a little ghost That in my garden walked; The wall is high—higher than most— And the green gate was locked. And yet I did not think of that Till after she was gone— I knew her by the broad white … More Happy Halloween: The Little Ghost
Quarterly Writing Goals: Q2 2017
July 19, 2017
Are you on track to meet your annual or quarterly writing goals? … More Quarterly Writing Goals: Q2 2017
Writing Scintillating Scenes––Part VII
May 4, 2017
Originally posted on Donna L.H. Smith:
You’ve heard it said that writers should write using all their senses. Here’s why. A scene without sensory detail or imagery created by elaborating details is just a sentence. Create scintillating scenes by inserting unforgettable word images in the reader’s mind. Click to Tweet #amwriting #scintillatingscenes Sensory detail…
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